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Jehovah
Wine* Holds
Seminar Here
Announcement was
made today that Jehovah's
Witnesses will hold a two
day seminar at Charlotte
Civic Center starting Sa
turday, November 6th.
James E. Brooks, con
vention director, said that
more than 3,000 delegates
from the Piedmont of
North and South Carolina
are slated to attend.
"Making The Truth
Manifest In Our Lives" is
the theme that more than a
dozen speakers will ad
dress during the program.
Brooks said that while
the program is directed to
the Witnesses, persons
from other churches are
welcome to attend. “Jesus
Christ was a faithful Wit
ness and serves as a model
for all honest-hearted per
sons,” he said.
Sunday’s highlight will
be a public address at 2
p.m. on the topic, “How
Does The Truth Affect
Your Life?” The speaker,
L. R. Beda, representative
of the Watchtower Society
of New York, said that
“truth has a powerful in
fluence on a Christian.” He
said the Witnesses believe
that “everyone serving
God will be put to the test to
see what kind of Christian
material they are made
of.”
Beda, 66, has directed the
work of the Witnesses in
some IS states during the
past 24 years. His wife,
Thelma, who travels with
him, served as a mission
ary in Panama for seven
years.
Sessions are free and will
be held from 10 - 4:30 p.m.
daily.
Statewide
Workshop Set
For SSI
..RALEIGH - The North
Carolina Council on De
velopmental Disabilities
will sponsor a statewide
workshop on Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) at
the Ramada Inn in Bur
lington on November 6, ac
cording to Jim Keene, the
council’s executive direc
tor. The Council on De
velopmental Disabilities is
a unit of the Department of
Human Resources.
Keene said the purpose of
the workshop is to explain
the SSI program in plain
English so people can ap
proach the social security
i system with a more posi
tive attitude, and with
enough information to
make the application pro
cess less frustrating for the
disabled.
me application process
for federal Supplemental
Security Income benefits is
extremely complicated,"
Keene said. "The council
feels there is a need to help
adults with disabilities, and
the parents of disabled
children, to better under
stand the benefits available
under the social security
system.”
For more information
about the workshop contact
Jim Kenne, N.C. Council on
Developmental Disabili
ties, 32S N. Salisbury
Street, Raleigh, N.C. 27011,
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•^4 J
Fall is one of nature’s
greatest shows; you can
enjoy the next few months
immensely if y6u take time
to observe what is all
around you.
FIRST FOR SECOND TIME • Clary Lee
Gaines waits for Poll Worker to get some
pencils as he. his wife, and Mrs Lunnell
Withers prepare to vote Tuesday at
Precinct 25. (Photo: Peeler s Portrait
Studio)'
At Precinct 25
Clary Lee Gaines Was
First Person To Vote Tuesday
riKST AGAIN! - Clary
Lee Gaines, of 3115 Bur
bank Drive in the Univers
ity Park subdivision, was
the first person to vote at
Precinct 25 (West Char
lotte High School) when the
polls opened at 6:30 a m.
i rum Other Businesses
Fewer Black Companies
Declaring Bankruptcies
By Wallace Lyles
Special To The Post
‘‘The rest of the business
world today is getting a
taste of what it’s been like
for black-owned businesses
in the past decade."
This is the voiced opinion
of Earl Graves, nationally
recognized authority on
black business develop
ment and the publisher of
“Black Enterprise" maga
zine. Graves was guest
speaker at the Fifth Annual
Charlotte Business League
Awards Banquet, October
29th.
Speaking to Charlotte's
black business leaders, at
the Sheraton Center,
Graves pointed out “that
while this nation is under
going record numbers of
bankruptcies, black-owned
businesses are not suffer
ing a disproportionate
share of this tragedy. Ac
tually, percentage wise,
there are fewer black
owned companies declar
ing bankruptcies than
other businesses."
Graves informed his au
dience that while larger
companies today are find
ing it difficult to econo
mically manage their busi
nesses, it has always been
difficult for black business
es.
“Yes, the recession
makes it even harder for us
to survive and grow, but
the whole history of the
recent growth of black
owned businesses in Ame
rica has been a history of
growth despite adverse
conditions. That’s some
thing for all of us to
celebrate, Graves de
clared.
Listed in Who's Who In
America and chosen by
TIME magazine as one of
the 200 future leaders of
America, Graves was im
pressed by the number of
black-owned businesses in
North Carolina.
“As you know three
North Carolina firms were
listed this year among the
nation’s largest black
owned businesses,” Graves
mentioned. He was speak
ing of Charlotte’s Sam
Johnson Lincoln-Mercury
dealership, Fayetteville’s
International Development
Corporation and also the
Fuller Oil Company, Inc.
Tuesday.
The Shamrock Garden
Elementary School Custo
dian, and his wife, 3rd from
left, were the first and se
cond persons, respectively,
to vote at Precinct No. 25
last year.
The couple had Deen in
line since before 6 a.m. and
he wanted poll workers to
open early so he would not
miss his bus for work.
The life long Democrat
said, “1 want all the
(blacks) to get in," when
asked who he was voting ;
for. When asked if he liked
the job President Reagan
was doing, the St. Paul
Baptist Church member
who has ‘‘never voted Re
publican, said, "N-o-o-o,
No, No! I don’t see how in
the name of God he got in
there in the first place...as
soon as he got in there they
wanted him out!”
To reinforce his opinion.
Mr. Gaines added. “It’s
just a mess! Things got
higher. Prices are still
going up and people (are)
being laid off, that don't
make sense. Democrats at
least tried to balance
things. He continued,
“Jobs closing out, big
companies closing out, it
wasn't like this in Hoover
days!”
At no loss for words, he
adds “The employment of
fice wants to tell you how to
draw your own money.
(They) don’t want to give it
to you - like it was com
ing out of their own
pockets!"
In Tuesday’s Election
Berry, Richardson,
Davis, Walton Win
Lower
Your Food
Bills?
Because of today's high
food costs, you want to get
the most nutrition possible
for your money. There are
ways to ease the strain on
your pocketbook and atthe
same time help the hearts
of every member of your
family.
Foods that probably
claim the biggest chunk of
your grocery dollar are
those highest in cholesterol
and saturated fats: fatty
meats, whole milk, cheese,
butter and eggs. Scientific
research indicates that a
diet high in saturated fat
and-or cholesterol increas
es your risk of developing
heart and blood vessel dis
eases, because it tends to
raise the level of cho
lesterol in your blood.
“Buy “good” or “stand
ard” grades of beef. In
addition to b»ing less ex
pensive, they contain more
protein and less fat than
“prime” or “choice"
grades. For good nutrition,
the American Heart Asso
ciation recommends you
eat no more than six ounces
of lean meat, fish or poul
try each day.
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Buy low-fat or non-fat
dairy products Fortified
skim or low-fat milk costs
less than whole milk or
cream, and is better for
your heart. Instead of
butter, use margarine that
lists liquid vegetable oil as
the first ingredient on the
label You can eat as many
egg whites as you desire,
but the AHA recommends
you limit your intake of egg
yolks to three per week,
since they are high in cho
lesterol
Whole grains, legumes,
fruits and nuts are nutri
tious foods that are often
reasonably priced.
Michelle “Sheri” Robinson
...Gifted with artistis talents
Michelle Robinson
Is Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
There are many ways to
measure beauty. For our
beauty, Michelle • Sheri”
Robinson, it would take
many rulers to surmise the
extent of her eloquence,
both inside and out
Easily, one can sense her
concern for others and her
genuine happiness of en
joying what life has to
offer. '‘Swimming, tennis,
basketball and volleyball
are some of my favorite
pastimes,” Ms. Robinson
submitted ‘‘In my music I
enjoy the voice quality of
Chaka Khan , her creative
ness and expressions."
Ms Robinson also has
been gifted with artistic
talents and she eniovs
- 4nd l he Handicapped
HUD Awards Mayfield Memorial Baptist
Church $2 MQhon To Build Homes For Elderiv
Mayfield Memorial Bap
tist Church recently re
ceived a funding reserv
ation for approximately $2
million from the United
States Government, under
its Housing and Urban De
velopment (HUD) opera
tions.
The award presented to
the church where Rev. H.
S. Diggs pastors, will be
used to build 60 units of
housing for the elderly and
handicapped citizens of
Charlotte and Mecklenburg
County.
Mayfield Memorial, one
of many groups which sub
mitted applications for the
10 housing groups ap
proved In North Carolina,
was the only minority
group chosen and ap
proved.
The Clinton C. Gravely
Architectural Firm of
Greensboro will design the
houses to be known as The
Mayfield Memorial Apart
ments. All units will be
specially built to accommo
date the needs of elderly
and handicapped citizens.
Six units will be for han
dicapped residents and M
units will be for the elder
Rev. Harold 8. Diggs
. . .Mavfield pastor
ly, No other people will be
eligible to live in the
complexes.
Construction of Mayfield
Memorial Apartments is
expected to begin by the
fall of 1983 The project will
be built on Oneida Road.
Just off Derita Road. It is
expected to cover an 8.8
acre tract of land that has a
two-acre lake The land
will be purchased through
the William Reule Realty
firm.
Rev Diggs admitted
making preparations and
overseeing the construc
tion of Mayfield Memorial
Apartments will require
many hours of work. “How
ever," he stated, “it is an
honor and a great privilege
to be able to lead Mayfield
Memorial Baptist Church
Into this type of ministry
for the handicapped and
the elderly. I feel the re
wards to be derived from
such a ministry will more
than compensate for the
efforts.
Construction of Mayfield
Memorial Apartments will
not be the first outreach
effort rendered by the
church. Rev. Diggs and his
members have established
a Clothes and Food Closet
to assist the needy; a day
care center to aid working
parents who need child
care services; a tutorial
program to assist pupils
with academic assistance;
Girl and Boy Scouts pro
grams to help mold and
develop responsible young
people; a sewing class to
assist those who need to
and those who enjoy
sewing. The church also
sponsors an exercise and
slimnastics class for those
who desire to exercise and
trimp up the scientific way.
and many other activities
for the development of
members of the church in
particular.
Mayfield Memorial
makes annual financial
contributions to Shaw,
Johnson C. Smith and
Friendship college. They
also financially support
Central Orphanage in Ox
ford, N.C.; J.J. Johnson
Bible Camp in Laurel Hill,
N.C.; State Missions
through the General Bap
tist State Convention of
N.C.; Mt. Pease Associa
tion and its auxiliaries;
Mecklenburg Association,
the Christian Rehabilita
tion Center; the United
Negro College Fund; and
the Lott Carey Foreign
Missionary Convention
Mayfield has taken full
responsibility for sponsor
ing an African Student who
is now in America and
matriculating at Central
Piedmont Community Col
lege where he will com
plete a course in diesel
mechanics. The church
also pays the total salary of
a teaching missionary in
Haiti.
Rev Diggs, feeling
stringly the emphasis of
the church should be on
mission and education,
3tated, "I hope the day will
come when at least 50 per
cent of Mayfield's budget
can go toward mission and
education."
taking art classes at West
Mecklenburg High School
where she is a twelfth
grader
From church, the Church
of the Apostolic where Rev.
Gantt is pastor, and from
her experiences in life as
well as the advice from her
family. Ms Robison has
adopted a thoughtful and
considerate philosophy of
life. "I believe in that
scripture in the Bible which
paraphrased means "Do
unto others as you would
have them do unto you "
The daughter of Thomas
and Jennie Robinson, our
beauty has three brothers:
Robert. Thomas and Mel
vin. She considers her
mother as one of her favor
ite people "My mother is
always there I can always
depend on her ’
Ms. Robinson's concern
for her family and for her
community stems from a
background of love Social
ly she would like to see the
crime rate diminish "If I
could make a change in this
world that would be my
first priority," Ms Robin
son stated
Future plans for Ms
Robinson include enrolling
at Winston Salem State
University and majoring in
Computer science there. "I
enjoy data processing and
working with machines."
she informed
"There’s more to beauty
than meets the eye.” is
certainly true for Ms
Robinson Gifted with intel
ligence and the will to exert
herself in a profession as
demanding as Computer
Science only adds to her
charm And charming is
synonomous to our beauty,
Sheri Robinson.
Bethlehem SchecUes Gigantic Bazaar
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r1 ^i^aniK i;auiai
sored by Bethlehem Center
woll be held Friday, No
vember 5 from 2-6 p.m. and
on Saturday, November 6
from 8 a m. until 2 p m.
Bargain day will be re
visited when you price the
low, low items for sale
Furniture, linen, clothing,
non-perishable food items,
piams, pots and pans are
just a few'of the avail
able merchandise
All profit from the sale
will be used to offset the
loss caused by federal bud
get cuts so that programs
for the Center’s partici
pants can continue
If you have donations for
the nazaarn bring them by
the center or arrange to
have them picked up by
calling 375-1417. Blankets.
sheets, towels, luggage, in
fants' clothing and furni
ture are especially needed
Bethlehem Center is lo
cated at 2705 Baltimore
Avenue
Black Voter
Turnout
Significant
B> Terri Kynum
Special To The Host
Both Jim Kichardson and
Phil Berry from Mecklen
burg County were elected
to the State House Tues
day These two were the
only non-incumlnmts to w in
seats. Re-elected were De
mocrats Jo Graham Post
er. Parks Helms. Louise
Brennan. Jim Black. Ruth
Easterling and Republican
Roy Spoon
Phil Berry, a Democrat,
won easily in his first bid
for a State House seat
Berry is a businessman
and has been a multiple
term chairman of the Char
lotte-Mecklenburg Board
of Education.
A native of Charlotte,
Jim Richardson won by a
narrow margin over in
cumbent Gus Kconomos
In tTie State Senate race.
Democrat James Polk, the
only black running for this
office, was defeated lack
ing just over 1,000 votes.
Polk lost to incumbent
Cecil Jenkins from Cabar
rus County Former mayor
of Charlotte and Republi
can Ken Harris, and Demo
cratic Representative Ben
Tison were elected as new-.
comers to the Senate
Craig lowing, a Democrat
and incumbent, led the
ticket in votes.
City Councilman Charlie
Dannelly, in reference to
Polk’s defeat says, "He
had a lot of ground to make
up for in name recogni
tion. It was his first time
out in a very tough race.”
County Democrat Party
Chairman Bob Davis '
agrees, adding, it seems
that many Democrats
voted for Ken Harris He
'Harris) is a former may
or and therefore is better
known "
When asked if Polk will
run again in 1984. Davis
predicts. "He’ll be back
He’s got the fever now "
U S Congressman from
the ninth district Jim Mar
tin defeated Democratic
challenger Preston Corne
lius Martin, a five term
incumbent, spent nearly
$200,000 on his campaign
and Cornelius, former Su
perior Court Judge from
Iredell County, raised only
$35,000
This year's race for the
County Commission was
relatively unexciting All
five incumbents were re
elected-Democrats Foun
tain Odom. Susan Green,
Bob Walton. Tom Ray and
Republican Marilyn Bis
sell. Odom led the ticket
and announced he will seek
the chairmanship of th<
Board, currently held bj
Tom Ray
In the race for Soil anc
Water Conservation Dis
trict Supervisor, incum
bent Kenneth Westmore
land was re-elected Mil
dred Baxter Davis, known
for her involvement in
community issues, also
won election to the two seat
post
Charlie Dannelly felt en
couraged by the high turn
out and the positive elec
tion results for blacks
saying, "Black voters are
becoming very astute in
their awareness of the
issues and the candidates